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MUMBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Platforms filed regulatory papers for an IPO on Friday that sources said would raise about $3.8 billion, making it the country's biggest-ever stock offering.

Another IPO that is in the pipeline - by the National Stock Exchange of India - is likely to be worth about $3.3 billion.

Here are the five largest Indian IPOs to date:

HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA

Hyundai HYUN.NS, the world's third-largest automaker and India's fourth-biggest passenger vehicle maker, raised 278.7 billion rupees ($2.95 billion) in October 2024 in what is currently India's biggest-ever IPO.

The manufacturer's South Korean parent 005380.KS sold a 17.5% stake in a pure offer-for-sale, where existing shareholders sell shares and no new capital is raised. Jio Platforms is expected to use a similar approach, with the company's major investors set to dilute their stakes.

LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA

The government pocketed roughly 205 billion rupees ($2.17 billion) from selling a 3.5% stake in India's largest insurer and biggest domestic financial investor LIFI.NS, a far cry from its initial target of up to $12 billion.

The shares slid nearly 8% on their debut.

PAYTM

Paytm PAYT.NS, an Indian fintech firm, raised 183 billion rupees in November 2021 in a mix of a fresh share issue and an offer for sale. Ant Group reduced its stake to 23% from 28% and SoftBank's Vision Fund pared its holding to 16%.

Paytm lost more than 27% on its debut, the biggest listing-day drop in Indian IPO history at the time.

TATA CAPITAL

The Tata Group's financial services arm TATC.NS raised 155 billion rupees in October 2025, with Tata Sons and IFC among those selling in the offer for sale component alongside a fresh issue. The IPO was the largest-ever by a non-banking financial company in India. The shares listed at a slight premium of 1.23%.

LG ELECTRONICS INDIA

South Korean parent LG Electronics 066570.KS offloaded a 15% stake in its Indian unit LGEL.NS, a maker of refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and televisions, in a pure offer for sale issue, netting 116 billion rupees in October 2025.

The IPO was oversubscribed 54 times - the most heavily subscribed major Indian IPO since Reliance Power's listing in 2008 - attracting bids worth about 4.4 trillion rupees.

LG's shares surged 50% on their first day of trading, valuing the unit higher than its Seoul-based parent.

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MUMBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - The National Stock Exchange of India has filed draft papers for a long-delayed listing that will be one of two mega initial public offerings in the country this year, alongside billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio.

NSE's IPO is likely to be worth $3.3 billion, based on its share price in private markets, and comes after years of regulatory delays. Existing investors will sell 6% of the company's equity as part of the issue, which will be a pure offer-for-sale with no fresh equity being raised.

Ambani's AI-to-telecoms arm Reliance Jio Platforms is also gearing up for a stock offering that will likely be India's biggest ever.

Sources told Reuters in January that the IPO could be worth as much as $4 billion, though final numbers will only be decided later. In November, investment bank Jefferies estimated that Reliance Jio's valuation stood at $180 billion.

Here are the five largest Indian IPOs of all time before NSE and Jio Platforms:

HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA

Hyundai HYUN.NS, the world's third-largest automaker and India's fourth-biggest passenger vehicle maker, raised 278.7 billion Indian rupees ($2.95 billion) in October 2024 in India's largest-ever IPO.

The manufacturer's South Korean parent 005380.KS sold a 17.5% stake in a pure offer-for-sale, where existing shareholders sell shares and no new capital is raised. Jio Platforms is expected to use a similar approach, with the company's major investors expected to dilute their stakes.

LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA

The government pocketed roughly 205 billion Indian rupees from selling a 3.5% stake in India's largest insurer and biggest domestic financial investor LIFI.NS, a far cry from its initial target of up to $12 billion.

The shares slid nearly 8% on their debut.

PAYTM

Paytm PAYT.NS, India's fintech firm, raised 183 billion Indian rupees in November 2021 in a mix of a fresh share issue and an offer for sale. Ant Group reduced its stake to 23% from 28% and SoftBank's Vision Fund pared its holding to 16%.

Paytm lost more than 27% on its debut, the biggest listing-day drop in Indian IPO history at the time.

TATA CAPITAL

The Tata Group's financial services arm TATC.NS raised 155 billion Indian rupees in October 2025, with Tata Sons and IFC among those selling in the offer for sale component alongside a fresh issue. The IPO was the largest-ever by a non-banking financial company in India.

The shares listed at a slight premium of 1.23%.

LG ELECTRONICS INDIA

South Korean parent LG Electronics 066570.KS offloaded a 15% stake in its Indian unit LGEL.NS, a maker of refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and televisions, in a pure offer for sale issue, netting 116 billion Indian rupees in October 2025.

The IPO was oversubscribed 54 times - the most heavily subscribed major Indian IPO since Reliance Power's listing in 2008 - attracting bids worth about 4.4 trillion rupees.

LG's shares surged 50% on their first day of trading, valuing the unit higher than its Seoul-based parent.

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May 27 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• LG ELECTRONICS INDIA LTD - GETS TAX DEMAND OF 1.17 BILLION RUPEES INCLUDING PENALTY

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** Shares of LG Electronics India LGEL.NS fall 3.5% to 1,476.60 rupees

** LGEL saw higher commodity prices and a weak rupee in Q4, which caused EBITDA to fall 9.8% to 9.45 billion rupees

** "We expect further pressure on margins in Q1 due to higher commodity costs linked to Iran war", said Harshit Kapadia, analyst at Elara Capital adding that inflation risks can also hit discretionary spending

**Profit dropped 8% for Q4, while AC and home appliances demand powered 8% growth in overall revenue

** Executives told Reuters in an interview that co expects fiscal 2027 revenue growth in the mid-teen percentage range, after reporting a 1% rise y/y

** They said co is stepping up domestic production and sourcing to mitigate geopolitical and cost risks

** LGEL rated "buy" on average by 25 brokerage firms, median PT is 1,780 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** LGEL turns negative YTD, down ~3%

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May 21 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• Q4 YOY MARGINS IMPACTED BY RUPEE DEPRECIATION,ELEVATED COMMODITY PRICES

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• JOJO LTD- ENTERED INTO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH LG ELECTRONICS INDIA LIMITED

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April 2 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• LG ELECTRONICS INDIA LTD - HITS 1 MILLION+ AC SALES IN Q1 CY26

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March 25 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• LG ELECTRONICS INDIA - MANUFACTURING PLANTS ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH SOLAR PPAS

• LG ELECTRONICS INDIA - SIGNED LONG-TERM SOLAR PPAS WITH HINDUJA RENEWABLES ENERGY

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** LG Electronics India LGEL.NS rises as much as 2.1% to one-week high of 1,596.90 rupees

DEMAND RECOVERY UNDERWAY, OUTLOOK POSITIVE

** Centrum ("buy"; PT:1,850 rupees) optimistic on co's growth, market leadership; says India plants can switch to PNG and acetylene, limiting production risks from tight LPG supplies

** ICICI Securities ("buy"; PT:1,820 rupees) says co could capitalise on strong room AC-led upcycle due to hotter summer conditions, premiumisation, capacity expansion

** Emkay ("buy"; PT:1,900 rupees) sees sustained domestic market-share gains, improving summer demand, gradual export traction in FY27

** HDFC Securities ("add"; PT:1,545 rupees) sees steady segment-wide growth, softer FY26 on muted demand, 8% revenue CAGR over FY25-FY28

** Nomura ("buy"; PT:1,836 rupees) sees gains from consumption recovery, expects 10%-12% revenue growth and 3%-5% CAGR over FY26-FY27; tags co as its top durables pick

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March 11 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• GOT ORDER RAISING TAX DEMAND OF 79.8 MILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of LG Electronics India LGEL.NS slide 5.1% to 1,441 rupees

** Appliances maker set for worst single-day percentage drop on record, if losses hold

** On Tuesday, LGEL's Q3 profit slid 62%, hurt by weak demand for its home appliances and air conditioners

** Q3 profit fell to 896.7 million rupees ($9.9 million) for the October-December quarter, down from 2.33 billion rupees a year earlier

** Q3 rev fell 6% to 41.14 billion rupees, with its largest segment posting a 10% drop

** Analysts tracking stock rate it "buy" on average; median PT is 1,855 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** Stock turns YTD negative, last down 5.3%

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Feb 11 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• LG ELECTRONICS INDIA Q3 PROFIT 896.7 MILLION RUPEES

• LG ELECTRONICS INDIA Q3 REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 41.14 BILLION RUPEES

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By Shritama Bose

MUMBAI, Feb 10 (Reuters Breakingviews) - A record run of listings is doing little to shore up investment banking fortunes in India. Citi and JPMorgan passed up working on a $1.4 billion float last month by SBI Funds Management, India's largest asset manager, after the issuer set fees at 0.01% of the issue size, Bloomberg reported citing sources. Such state-backed issuers are usually stingy but the hottest private issuers in 2026 are likely to offer slim pickings too.

Fees are growing but remain well short of desirable levels. Net revenue from India's $23 billion of initial public offerings amounted to 1.7% of proceeds in 2025, up from 1.4% a year earlier, Dealogic data show. Underwriters in the U.S. typically command between 4% and 7%.

And while India is now delivering a consistent pipeline of sizeable deals, extracting the measly fees on offer is painful. ICICI Prudential Asset Management's IICL.NS $1.4 billion offering in December was shepherded by 18 banks.

Fees also are increasingly split into equal fixed and variable components tied to the quality of investors a bank brings to a transaction. Roughly one-fifth of the total payout is reserved as a discretionary bonus issuers can choose to hold back. In practice, robust demand for Indian stock means these incentives and bonuses are mostly paid but they suck up time to negotiate.

Firms working on prospective blockbuster deals - such as Reliance Industries' RELI.NS planned offering of Jio Platforms, handled by Morgan Stanley and Kotak Mahindra Bank, per a Reuters report, and National Stock Exchange - won't be spoilt for riches either.

Choosing deals well can be rewarding. Foreigners remain among the few willing to pay for advice. IT exporter Hexaware Technologies HEXW.NS, acquired by global private equity firm Carlyle CG.O in 2021, paid 2.5% to Kotak and Citi for its $1 billion listing, for example. Mandates on the Indian listings of multinationals' local subsidiaries, such as Hyundai Motor India HYUN.NS and LG Electronics India LGEL.NS, have been lucrative too.

Those fees, though, are unlikely to push much higher if the rest of the market is stingy.

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Citi and JPMorgan pulled out of a planned $1.4 billion initial public offering by SBI Funds Management over low fees, Bloomberg reported on January 7, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. SBI Funds later replaced Citi with Jefferies, the report added. Sellers State Bank of India and France’s Amundi offered fees of about 0.01% of the issue size after some domestic advisers quoted only a token fee for the mandate, the report said.

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By Praveen Paramasivam

Feb 5 (Reuters) - India's Voltas VOLT.NS expects a double-digit revenue growth in its room air conditioner business this summer, betting on first-time buyers to lead a rebound in demand after a subdued season last year, according to a senior company executive.

Industry estimates show only a tenth of Indian households own an AC, compared to two-thirds in China and one-third in Thailand, even as the world's most populous country frequently grapples with heat waves.

"Research shows 85% of buyers are first-time buyers," Jayant Balan, who heads Voltas' room AC business, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday, adding the category's revenue will grow in the double-digit percentage range in the April–June quarter.

Revenue from Voltas' business group that sells room ACs and accounts for two-thirds of overall revenue slumped 25% in April-June 2025 due to early monsoon showers and milder summer temperatures. The firm booked 154.13 billion rupees ($1.7 billion) in total revenue in 2024-25.

Voltas, India's AC market leader with nearly an 18% share, competes with local rival Blue Star BLUS.NS, Japan's Daikin Industries 6367.T and South Korea's LG Electronics LGEL.NS.

ACs are likely to get more expensive this year despite September's consumption tax cuts, as Voltas has raised prices after new energy-efficiency norms took effect, and as soaring copper and silver prices lift input costs.

Further commodity inflation could trigger additional price increases, Balan said.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday to cut tariffs to 18% from 50% in exchange for New Delhi halting Russian oil purchases and lowering trade barriers, including on U.S. industrial goods.

It came days after India's trade deal with the European Union, opening the door to freer trade with its 27 members.

Balan dismissed concerns over new entrants, saying Voltas already contends with more cost-competitive rivals.

Voltas is also looking to quickly expand its small export footprint, with its research and development teams developing products for overseas markets, as Europe increasingly adopts ACs.

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Jan 20 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• LG ELECTRONICS INDIA - NO DEMAND OF 119.2 MILLION RUPEES DIFFERENTIAL DUTY ON CO

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Jan 5 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India Ltd LGEL.NS:

• SIGNS ADVANCE PRICING AGREEMENT WITH CBDT

• CONTINGENT LIABILITIES OF 1.72 BILLION RUPEES TO BECOME NIL

• TO PAY 38.59 MILLION RUPEES TO LG ELECTRONICS INC

• ROYALTY PAYMENT CONTINGENCY OF 3.15 BILLION RUPEES TO BECOME NIL

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** LG Electronics India LGEL.NS drops 1.4% to 1,577.60 rupees

** Kotak Institutional Equities starts with "reduce" and Street-low PT of 1,600 rupees

** Says stock fairly valued; prices in 10% compounded growth of revenue, EPS between FY25 and FY28

** Kotak's rating equivalent to "sell"; stock rated "strong buy" on avg, per data compiled by LSEG

** Stock trading 8% below IPO issue price of 1,710 rupees since listing in mid October

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By Vivek Kumar M

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures BILO.NS, parent of online brokerage Groww, jumped 24% in their market debut on Wednesday, valuing the firm at 761 billion rupees ($8.6 billion) as investors bet on India's retail investing boom after a run of weak listings.

The stock opened at 112 rupees on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and climbed to 124 rupees, well above its 100-rupee issue price in a $754 million IPO.

The debut valued Groww above listed peers Motilal Oswal Financial Services MOFS.NS and Angel One ANGO.NS, and offered relief to IPO investors after subdued market entries from Lenskart Solutions LENS.NS, Orkla India ORKL.NS, and Studds Accessories STUS.NS earlier this month.

"Groww represents a strong long-term structural story and can act as a proxy for India's expanding capital market participation," said Prashanth Tapse, senior vice-president of research at Mehta Equities.

India's NSE has been adding about 10 million registered investors every six to seven months since March 2021, taking its total investor base to 120 million as of September, the country's largest bourse said.

Groww's listing comes amid a flurry of IPOs in India, where over 300 companies have raised $16.55 billion so far in 2025, according to LSEG data. The country’s primary market is on track to surpass last year's record $20.5 billion, led by big-ticket listings from Tata Capital TATC.NS, LG Electronics India LGEL.NS, and HDB Financial Services HDBF.NS.

Founded in 2016, Groww is among the country's largest online investment platforms, offering trading in equities, mutual funds, and fixed-income products.

Still, some analysts warned that much of the near-term optimism may already be priced in. "The current valuations seem to fully capture the short-term growth prospects, and investors should watch out for a couple of quarterly earnings before making further investment decisions," said Kranthi Bathini, director of equity strategy at WealthMills Securities.

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Nov 1 (Reuters) - Indian fintech firm Pine Labs has cut the size of its initial public offering, trimming by 44% the portion offered by existing investors and by 20% the new shares issued to raise funds, an updated prospectus showed.

The IPO, scheduled for November 7 to November 11, joins a wave of listings in a busy primary market. A provider of payment solutions such as point-of-sale terminals, Pine Labs competes with firms such as Paytm PAYT.NS and Walmart-owned PhonePe.

Existing investors, such as Peak XV Partners, PayPal and Mastercard, will now look to sell a total of 82.3 million shares, down from the 147.8 million planned in June's draft prospectus.

The company is also looking to raise 20.8 billion rupees ($236.65 million), down from 26 billion ($295.81 million) in June, its October 31 prospectus showed.

Indian regulations let companies modify their IPO size to a certain extent after they file draft papers.

Reuters could not immediately determine why Pine Labs trimmed its offer, and its expected valuation after the IPO.

The company was eyeing a $6-billion valuation at the time of the June filing, sources had told Reuters.

Pine Labs did not immediately respond to a Reuters query.

The updated prospectus shows Peak XV will aim to sell 23 million shares, while PayPal PYPL.O and Mastercard MA.N plan to dispose of 6.7 million and 5.9 million, respectively.

London-based private equity firm Actis and Singapore-based Temasek are also among the investors paring their stakes.

India is the third-largest IPO venue this year, expected to exceed a record of $20.5 billion in funds raised in 2024 amid blockbuster listings by companies such as LG Electronics India LGEL.NS.

Share sales by other tech-driven firms such as Groww, Lenskart, and boAt are also in the pipeline.

Pine Labs reported a profit of 261.44 million rupees for the nine months ended December 2024, off revenue of 12.08 billion.

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By Vivek Kumar M

Oct 17 (Reuters) - India's Canara HSBC Life Insurance CANR.NS made a muted debut on the bourses on Friday, as unappealing pricing and a crowded IPO market clouded the insurer's prospects.

Its stock was trading at 108.9 rupees, as of 10:50 a.m. IST, up 2.7% from its issue and listing price of 106 rupees, yielding the insurer a valuation of 105.15 billion rupees ($1.20 billion).

Peers SBI Life Insurance SBIL.NS and HDFC Life Insurance HDFL.NS are valued around $21 billion and $18 billion, respectively.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance, which is a joint venture between Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, struggled to garner bids from retail and non-institutional investors earlier this week.

Retail investors subscribed 42% of their quota, while high-net-worth individuals subscribed a third of their shares in the $283 million IPO.

Thanks to qualified institutional buyers, the issue was subscribed 2.29 times, which was still lower than most other IPOs that opened in the last couple of weeks.

For instance, another Canara Bank-promoted entity, Canara Robeco Asset Management CANE.NS, received bids worth nearly 10-fold and closed 13% higher in its debut on Thursday.

Choice Broking said the insurer's valuation appeared to be fully priced, with price-to-enterprise value multiple, a stock valuation metric, of 1.6x, while industry averaged 2.4x.

"High dependence on bancassurance (where banks sell insurance) and relatively lower VNB (value of new business) margins compared to peers is expected to keep valuation multiples at a discount to peers," ICICI Direct said.

The insurer got 87% of its new business premium in fiscal year 2024-25 through bancassurance, with Canara Bank contributing 70.6% of this.

The listing caps a busy week for the Indian IPO market, which saw five stock debuts, including a blockbuster listing from LG Electronics India LGEL.NS and a muted start from the country's largest IPO of the year, Tata Capital TATC.NS. ($1 = 87.8387 Indian rupees)

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Oct 16 (Reuters) - Indian asset manager Canara Robeco's CANE.NS shares jumped 13% in their trading debut on the National Stock Exchange on Thursday, valuing the company at around 60 billion rupees ($681.42 million).

The Mumbai-based firm's stock rose to 302 rupees, above the 266 rupee issue price.

The listing follows its nearly $150 million IPO that was subscribed about 10-fold earlier this week.

It is a busy week for India's primary market, as the country's largest IPO of the year Tata Capital TATC.NS, and LG Electronics India LGEL.NS also made their debut.

Canara Robeco's IPO was led by a strong demand from qualified institutional buyers, who subscribed 26-fold their reserved quota. In comparison, retail investors' portion was subscribed two-fold.

Brokerages PL Capital and InCred Equities are bullish on the asset manager's growth potential on the back of strong retail flows into mutual funds, a focus on active equity funds, and room for earnings growth.

PL Capital initiated coverage on the stock with a 'buy' rating and a price target of 320 rupees per share, an upside of 20.3% from the issue price.

Canara Robeco is the first public debut by an Indian asset manager this year, adding to the growing list of financial services firms tapping the capital markets. ICICI Prudential AMC IICL.NS is expected to later this year.

Canara Robeco, which is a joint venture between India's Canara Bank CNBK.NS and the European arm of Japan's ORIX 8591.T, is the smallest among its listed peers in terms of revenue, which include HDFC AMC HDFA.NS, Nippon Life India AMC NIPF.NS and UTI AMC UTIA.NS.

Unlike its peers, the over-30-year-old asset management company's portfolio is largely focused on equities, with a predominantly retail investor base.

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Oct 14 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India LGEL.NS:

• UNVEILS NEW ESSENTIAL SERIES APPLIANCES FOR INDIA

• ESSENTIAL SERIES TO ROLL OUT IN NOVEMBER 2025 STARTING AT 18,000 RUPEES

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By Vivek Kumar M and Yagnoseni Das

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Tata Capital TATC.NS, India's third-largest non-bank lender by revenue, was muted in its debut trade on Monday, valuing the firm at 1.4 trillion rupees ($15.78 billion), with investors seemingly not that keen on the first listing by the storied Tata Group in nearly two years.

Tata Capital's subdued debut has come in a busy IPO market, where analysts say investors appear to be favouring LG Electronics India's LGEL.NS $1.3-billion share sale as they expect stronger listing gains and near-term growth, helped by recent tax cuts.

As of 10:57 am, Tata Capital shares traded at 329.8 rupees, slightly higher than their offer price of 326 rupees. Its market capitalization at the current price trails Bajaj Finance BJFN.NS and Jio Financial Services >, which are valued at $72 billion and $22 billion, respectively.

Tata Capital's IPO was fairly priced but the lack of a major valuation discount to its listed peers was one of the key factors for the tepid response, said Ambareesh Baliga, an independent market analyst.

"This is probably the first time we have seen such muted demand for an IPO from Tata Group," Baliga said.

Strong interest in LG Electronics India's IPO and negative news surrounding the Tata Group, including boardroom turmoil, also weighed on demand for Tata Capital's share sale, said Dhiraj Relli, CEO at HDFC Securities.

Last week, while Tata Capital got bids worth $2.9 billion for its IPO, LG Electronics India's public issue, which opened a day later, received nearly $50 billion worth of bids.

LG will start trading on October 14, while WeWork India, which made its debut last week, fell as much as 5.2% as investors stayed wary of its steep valuation and governance risks.

The last IPO from the salt-to-software Tata Group was by engineering and technology services provider Tata Technologies TATE.NS in November 2023, which listed at a premium of 140% to its issue price.

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